Richard Bernstein

Mr. Bernstein founded Richard Bernstein Advisors LLC (RBA) in 2009. The firm utilizes a unique top-down approach to investing, focusing on macro trends rather than individual stock selection. Mr. Bernstein has over 30 years' experience on Wall Street, most recently as the Chief Investment Strategist at Merrill Lynch & Co. Prior to joining Merrill Lynch in 1988, he held positions at E.F. Hutton and Chase Econometrics/IDC.

A much-noted expert on equity, style, and asset allocation, Mr. Bernstein was voted to Institutional Investor magazine's annual "All-America Research Team" eighteen times, and is one of only forty-nine analysts inducted into the Institutional Investor "Hall of Fame". He was also twice named to both Fortune magazine's "All-Star Analysts" and to Smart Money magazine's "Power 30," and was a member of Registered Rep's "Ten to Watch" for 2012. His book, "Style Investing: Unique Insight into Equity Management," is widely viewed as the seminal book on style-oriented investment strategies. He donates the profits from that and his other book, "Navigate the Noise: Investing in the New Age of Media and Hype," to charity.

Mr. Bernstein is Co-Chair of the Alfred P. Sloan Foundation endowment's investment committee (~$1.8 billion) and sits on the Hamilton College endowment's investment committee (~$700 million); he is a trustee of both institutions. He is also an adjunct professor of finance at the NYU/Stern Graduate School of Business, and is a member of the Journal of Portfolio Management's Advisory Committee.

Rich holds an M.B.A. in finance, with Beta Gamma Sigma distinction, from New York University, and a B.A. in economics from Hamilton College. He has lectured on finance and economics at numerous colleges, universities and professional forums.